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a man with a long blowing cape rides his horse across a field of bones as a ghostly woman’s image wafts in the air above him Dracula: Vlad the Impaler (2021) trade paperback cover art by Esteban Maroto

Finished Dracula and it was excellent. Beautifully florid artwork by Esteban Maroto. Would love to see this black and white art in an oversized hardcover someday. For now though, I think I might try to track down the individual three issues from Topps to see how good a colored version looked.

Bonus #Nova content!

Evan responded to my prompt asking about the Richard Rider Spaceknight concept I had learned about years before. It was all going to be tied into a big cosmic storyline involving Kymellians, Xandarians, and Skrulls!

I’m glad Rich stayed Nova but sad we never got to read that.

Less than an hour away!

If you have never tuned in before for a LIVE stream of the “Come Out To Play” New Warriors podcast, I’m betting this would be a good place to start!

(*m comments are my own. I am not affiliated with Come Out To Play. Just a fan of hosts Delvin & Jarrod)

To each their own! 😆

I just feel Gamora’s a better match for the more mature Rich we have seen since the Annihilation event.

I loved’em

It made sense for the storyline, but I hated they went away with the 5YL jump.

Nicieza & Bagley made it easy to root for these two crazy kids.

No apology from me!
I had too much fun skimming through and finding these Rich & Nita moments. Almost makes me reconsider my preference for Rich & Gamora.

Almost

a woman with dark hair and wearing a ruby red dress gestures with her hands as lightning crashes above and a mob of people cringe in fear below Roots of the Swamp Thing #3 (1986) reprinting Swamp Thing #5 (1973) art by Bernie Wrightson. Written by Len Wein

The Last Ravenwood Witch by artist Bernie Wrightson

“He better be all right!”
“Good to see you too, big boy.”
“Not lookin’ so bad yourself, muscles.”
“Sorry to hear that.”

February is not long enough to share all of Rich and Nita‘s flirting, so here are four of my favorite 💞 exchanges between them from their early days.
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My picture is taken from Roots of Swamp Thing #2 (1986), which was re-printing Swamp Thing #4 (1973)

FYI, you can always find the comic book info and creator credits in my ALT text

I think that’s a good guess.

As far as the brown suit and helmet, I don’t think they ever say.

I mean, aren’t they already “influencing elections” by educating people?

I just learned what that was today, and am now very interested in acquiring a copy!

book jacket with the face of a wolf bursting through a wooden door

This pic I posted is from Swamp Thing. But I just searched Tarker Mills and am now very interested in this Cycle of the Werewolf novella that Wrightson worked on with King.

Volume 1 – Part 1 (1989-1992) – Phase One: Acts of Vengeance (cover-dated December 1989-February 1990) New Warriors #1 “From the Ground Up!” (Chord, Firestar, Marvel Boy, Namorita, Night Thrasher, Nova, Speedb…

I believe so, yes. And I checked the chronology at New Warriors Continuity Conundrum and that’s where they place Thor #411-412 as well.

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You lost me. Is that a reference to the Stephen King novel or the movie adaptation?

@NewWarriorsTalk Reading Club: The entire Nova saga one issue a day February 7: Rom #24

Day 34 of the Nova Saga: Rom #24 by Bill Mantlo and Sal Buscema with Joe Sinnott, and a cover by Al Milgrom.

We flash forward in time to find Nova a year later still embroiled in the Xandar-Skrull War!

a woman is wearing a hat and earrings and says " i have been schooled " Alt: a woman is wearing a hat and earrings and says " i have been schooled "

That’s what I get for not zooming in (20+ years later!)

No lie

I have known for a long time that Wrightson was a master. But I had no idea EVERY SINGLE PANEL in these early Swamp Thing issues were phenomenal!

I can’t think of anybody better to learn from. I’ve never read these early Swamp Thing stories by him and Len Wein before, so every page is a revelation to my eyes!

No lies. That is prime Bryan Hitch right there.

a monstrous werewolf with remnants of a shirt and pants hanging off it’s body in tatters Roots of the Swamp Thins #2 (1986) reprinting Swamp Thing #4 (1973) art by Bernie Wrightson. Written by Len Wein

Werewolf by Bernie Wrightson

Read this and the prior issue on MU app yesterday. I had guessed her identity in that previous comic, but this Amora the Enchantress reveal at the end of was still a welcome sight!

“You, though, I could become good friends with.” 💞

Nova and Namorita first met in New Warriors #1. There was an immediate attraction… on Richard‘s part. As a bonus, we got a classic Rich “Blue Blazes!” exclamation paired with her “Suffering Shad!” at this meet cute.
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I think the monthly grind hindered him a bit on that series. Yet despite the time crunch, there were some panels and pages where he managed to shine. I agree this commission piece really showcases that talent though.

a costumed hero with three connecting star bursts on his chest and wearing a helmet points heroically Richard Rider Nova by artist Chris Narrinan

Bonus #Nova content today!

Artist Chris Marrinan (artist, and later writer, on the 1993 Nova series) shared this commission piece on Facebook earlier today.

comic strip character Dick Tracy on the cover of an oversized treasury bracketed by eight of “his most fearsome foes” Limited Collectors Edition C – 40 (1975) collecting the original newspaper comic strips published between 1943–1944; written and drawn by Chester Gould

Vitamin Flintheart from the classic Dick Tracy newspaper strips. I was reading the DC treasury this morning.

Do you… own that? 😮

May be my favorite time to sit and simply enjoy reading. Zero background noise to distract.